01-04-2019, 07:30 PM | #166 |
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Yep, and I'm happy to pay for a real human to read Italian, as opposed to a machine splicing together recorded phonemes. This kind of immersive reading is the only use I have for audiobooks, I avoid them like the plague otherwise, so it's not going to break my bank to buy a couple to help improve my Italian comprehension.
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01-05-2019, 06:48 AM | #167 |
Laura
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Yeah, I don't listen to audiobooks on my Oasis, and I wouldn't on a Kobo unless I could have the ebook open at the same time. I wouldn't want "immersive reading" highlighting -- that would be horrible on an E-ink screen.
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01-05-2019, 11:55 AM | #168 | |
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The key to all this stuff, and the biggest problem from a reader's point of view, is that e-ink readers aren't designed primarily for readers, they're designed to sell books. Anything the vendor can do to sell more books they'll do, readers be damned. That's why I keep hoping, although I know better, that companies like Asus and Lenovo will get interested in making ereaders. I know I'm just dreaming but it's a nice dream and I refuse to let it go. Barry |
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